Wicklow County Council (Irish: Comhairle Chontae Chill Mhantáin) is the local authorityofCounty Wicklow, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment. The council has 32 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach (chairperson). The county administration is headed by chief executive, Brian Gleeson. The county townisWicklow.
Wicklow County Council
Comhairle Chontae Chill Mhantáin
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| Type | |
| Type | ofCounty Wicklow |
| Leadership | |
Paul O'Brien, Lab | |
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| Seats | 32 |
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| Elections | |
Last election | 7 June 2024 |
| Motto | |
| Irish: Meanma Saor "Free Spirits" | |
| Meeting place | |
| County Buildings, Wicklow | |
| Website | |
| wicklow.ie | |
Originally Wicklow County Council held its meetings in Wicklow Courthouse.[1] The county council moved to a new facility, known as County Buildings, in 1977.[2]
Wicklow County Council has three representatives on the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly who are part of the Eastern Strategic Planning Area Committee.[3]
Members of Wicklow County Council are elected for a five-year term of office on the electoral systemofproportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV) from multi-member local electoral areas (LEAs).
| Year | FG | FF | SF | GP | Lab | SD | II | WP | Ind | Total | |||||||||
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| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 32 | |||||||||
| 2019 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 9 | 32 | |||||||||
| 2014 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 10 | 32 | |||||||||
| 2009 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | — | — | 0 | 3 | 24 | |||||||||
| 2004 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 0 | 4 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1999 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 0 | 4 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1991 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1985 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1979 | 8 | 7 | 0 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 21 | |||||||||
County Wicklow is divided into local electoral areas, defined by electoral divisions, for elections to the council, and into municipal districts which exercise powers of the council locally.[4][5]
| Municipal District | LEA | Definition | Seats |
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| Arklow | Arklow No. 1 Urban, Arklow No. 2 Urban, Arklow Rural, Aughrim, Avoca, Ballinaclash, Ballinacor, Ballinderry, Ballyarthur, Cronebane, Dunganstown South, Dunganstown West, Ennereilly, Kilballyowen, Kilbride (in the former Rural District of Rathdrum), Kilpipe, Knockrath, and Rathdrum | 6 | |
| Baltinglass | Aghowle, Ballingate, Ballinglen, Ballinguile, Ballybeg, Baltinglass, Blessington, Burgage, Carnew, Coolattin, Coolballintaggart, Coolboy, Cronelea, Donaghmore, Donard, Dunlavin, Eadestown, Hartstown, Hollywood, Humewood, Imael North, Imael South, Kilbride (in the former Rural District of Baltinglass No.1), Killinure, Lackan, Lugglass, Money, Rath, Rathdangan, Rathsallagh, Shillelagh, Stratford, Talbotstown, The Grange, Tinahely, Tober, Togher (in the former Rural District of Baltinglass No.1) and Tuckmill | 6 | |
| Bray | Bray East | Bray No. 1 Urban, Bray No. 2 Urban, Bray No. 3 Urban and Rathmichael (Bray) | 4 |
| Bray West | Enniskerry, Kilmacanoge and Powerscourt | 4 | |
| Greystones | Delgany, Greystones, Kilcoole and Newcastle Lower | 6 | |
| Wicklow | Altidore, Ballycullen, Brockagh, Calary, Dunganstown East, Glendalough, Glenealy, Killiskey, Moneystown, Newcastle Upper, Oldtown, Togher (in the former Rural District of Rathdrum), Trooperstown, Wicklow Rural and Wicklow Urban | 6 | |
The following were elected at the 2024 Wicklow County Council election.
| Party | Seats | |
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| Fine Gael | 9 | |
| Fianna Fáil | 4 | |
| Social Democrats | 3 | |
| Green | 2 | |
| Sinn Féin | 2 | |
| Independent Ireland | 1 | |
| Labour | 1 | |
| Independent | 10 | |
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 7 June 2024.[6]
| Council members from 2024 election | |||
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| LEA | Name | Party | |
| Arklow | Pat Kennedy | Fianna Fáil | |
| Peir Leonard | Independent | ||
| Sylvester Bourke | Fine Gael | ||
| Pat Fitzgerald | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Miriam Murphy | Independent | ||
| Warren O'Toole | Sinn Féin | ||
| Baltinglass | Gerry O'Neill | Independent | |
| Edward Timmins | Fine Gael | ||
| Peter Stapleton | Fine Gael | ||
| Avril Cronin | Fine Gael | ||
| Patsy Glennon | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Jason Mulhall | Independent | ||
| Bray East | Aoife Flynn Kennedy | Fine Gael | |
| Erika Doyle | Green | ||
| Ian Neary | Independent Ireland | ||
| Malachaí Duddy | Independent | ||
| Bray West | Joe Behan | Independent | |
| Melanie Corrigan | Fine Gael | ||
| Dermot O'Brien | Sinn Féin | ||
| Caroline Winstanley | Social Democrats | ||
| Greystones | Stephen Stokes | Independent | |
| Tom Fortune | Independent | ||
| Louise Fenelon Gaskin | Fine Gael | ||
| Orla Finn | Independent | ||
| Mark Barry | Social Democrats | ||
| Lourda Scott | Green | ||
| Wicklow | John Snell | Independent | |
| Danny Alvey | Social Democrats | ||
| Gail Dunne | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Shane Langrell | Fine Gael | ||
| Paul O'Brien | Labour | ||
| Graham Richmond | Fine Gael | ||